''Kituba'' is a small
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of central African
ground spider
Ground spiders comprise Gnaphosidae, the seventh largest spider family with over 2,000 described species in over 100 genera distributed worldwide. There are 105 species known to central Europe, and common genera include ''Gnaphosa'', ''Drassodes ...
s. It was first described by B. V. B. Rodrigues and C. A. Rheims in 2020,
and it has only been found in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...
.
it contains only two species: ''
K. langalanga'' and ''
K. mayombensis''.
See also
*
List of Gnaphosidae species
This page lists all described genera and species of the spider family Gnaphosidae. , the World Spider Catalog accepts 3059 species in 158 genera:
A ''Allomicythus''
'' Allomicythus'' Ono, 2009
* '' Allomicythus kamurai'' Ono, 2009 ( type) — V ...
References
Gnaphosidae genera
Arthropods of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Endemic fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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